Lead by Example Act of 2025
HR 149, the Lead by Example Act of 2025, requires Members of Congress and their staff to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare instead of other federal health plans for their service-related coverage. Beginning January 3, 2027, the VA would be the sole provider of health care for these individuals, including at VA facilities and non-VA facilities under existing VA authority, treating them as veterans. The bill mandates that the VA Secretary and Office of Personnel Management submit an implementation plan to Congress by September 15, 2025, detailing how to execute this change. This policy directly affects all current and future Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners, along with their defined staff members.
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1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
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Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jan 3, 2025
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Warren Davidson
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